Fig. 1: Concept of the highly durable crack sensor working in culture media. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Concept of the highly durable crack sensor working in culture media.

From: Highly durable crack sensor integrated with silicone rubber cantilever for measuring cardiac contractility

Fig. 1

a Dimensions of the PDMS-encapsulated crack sensor-integrated silicone rubber cantilever. b Schematic of a silicone rubber cantilever composed of various layers and operation principle of the cantilever sensor-integrated with a PDMS-encapsulated crack sensor to measure the contractile force of cardiomyocytes in liquids. c Nano-patterns used to align the cardiomyocytes on the cantilever surface. d Circuit diagrams of two different crack sensors operating in culture media.

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